...percent of the nation's population, have hepatitis B surface antigen. A protein antigen produced by the hepatitis B virus, HBsAg is the earliest sign of acute HBV infection and often identifies people with the infection before symptoms are...
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...which may be of particular importance in those who are HIV-infected. One of the inactivated HepA vaccines, HAVRIX, is highly immunogenic in non HIV-infected adults, resulting in seroconversion in up to 90 percent to 94 percent and 100 percent of...
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...dose. ** Not applicable. Adult formulation administered on a 2-dose schedule. §§ Higher doses might be more immunogenic, but no specific recommendations have been made. ¶¶ Dialysis formulation administered on a 3-dose...
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...not have symptoms, doctors diagnose the disease by one or more blood tests. These tests look for the presence of antibodies or antigens and can help determine whether you: have acute or chronic infection have recovered from infection ...
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